Project Management
SCH-MGMT 656
RECALL – 4 Phases of Project
Management
Planning
Build-up
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Implementation
Closeout
PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
Planning
Build-up
Implementation
Closeout
Determine the real problem Assemble your team
to solve
Monitor and control
process and budget
Evaluate project
performance
Identify stakeholders
Plan assignments
Report progress
Close the project
Define project objectives
Create the schedule
Hold weekly team meetings Debrief with the team
Determine scope,
resources, and major tasks
Hold a kickoff meeting
Manage problems
Prepare for tradeoffs
Develop a budget
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Develop a post-evaluation
report
ACTIVITIES - PLANNING
#1 Step for a reason:
Planning
Determine the real problem to
solve
Real problem may not be obvious
Do not jump right into solutions
Project success or failure happens here
Identify stakeholders
Define project objectives
Determine scope, resources, and
major tasks
Prepare for tradeoffs
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ACTIVITIES - PLANNING
#1 Step for a reason:
Planning
Determine the real problem to
solve
Identify stakeholders
Real problem may not be obvious
Do not jump right into solutions
Project success or failure happens here
• Think strategically
Define project objectives
Determine scope, resources, and
major tasks
Prepare for tradeoffs
Content from: HBR Guide to Project Management 2012
ACTIVITIES - PLANNING
#1 Step for a reason:
Planning
Determine the real problem to
solve
Identify stakeholders
Define project objectives
Real problem may not be obvious
Do not jump right into solutions
Project success or failure happens here
• Think strategically
• Look for underlying issues
Determine scope, resources, and
major tasks
Prepare for tradeoffs
Content from: HBR Guide to Project Management 2012
ACTIVITIES - PLANNING
#1 Step for a reason:
Planning
Determine the real problem to
solve
Identify stakeholders
Define project objectives
Real problem may not be obvious
Do not jump right into solutions
Project success or failure happens here
• Think strategically
• Look for underlying issues
• Clearly define + document this: get agreement
Determine scope, resources, and
major tasks
Prepare for tradeoffs
Content from: HBR Guide to Project Management 2012
ACTIVITIES - PLANNING
#1 Step for a reason:
Planning
Determine the real problem to
solve
Identify stakeholders
Define project objectives
Determine scope, resources, and
major tasks
Real problem may not be obvious
Do not jump right into solutions
Project success or failure happens here
•
•
•
•
Think strategically
Look for underlying issues
Clearly define + document this: get agreement
Test all future activities against this defined
problem
Prepare for tradeoffs
Content from: HBR Guide to Project Management 2012
ACTIVITIES - PLANNING
#1 Step for a reason:
Planning
Determine the real problem to
solve
Identify stakeholders
Define project objectives
Determine scope, resources, and
major tasks
Prepare for tradeoffs
Real problem may not be obvious
Do not jump right into solutions
Project success or failure happens here
•
•
•
•
Think strategically
Look for underlying issues
Clearly define + document this: get agreement
Test all future activities against this defined
problem
Whose responsibility is this? Yours, as Project Manager
“Can’t get there if we don’t know where we are going”
Content from: HBR Guide to Project Management 2012